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Key Takeaway:

WMATA in Washington, D.C., is another major transit agency in the U.S., along with those in Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is focusing on its closed-loop contactless card rather than on enabling open-loop payments. UPDATE: Agency later issued an RFP for an open-loop overlay project.

Key Data:

The agnecy is replacing 1,200 aging faregates for its 91-station metro system and starting next year will do the same with 20-plus year-old fareboxes on board 1,500 buses, including upgraded readers for its closed-loop SmarTrip cards.

Organizations Mentioned:

WMATA
Metro
• MTC (SF)
• MTA (NY)
Cubic

The Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area Transit Authority last month started to replace 1,200 aging faregates for its 91-station metro system and starting next year will do the same with 20-plus year-old fareboxes on board 1,500 buses, including upgraded readers for its closed-loop SmarTrip cards.

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